Escape sequences
From Cppreference
Escape sequences are used to define certain special characters within string literals.
The following escape sequences are available:
| Escape sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \' | single quote (byte 0x27) |
| \" | double quote (byte 0x22) |
| \\ | backslash (byte 0x5c) |
| \0 | null character (byte 0x00) |
| \a | audible bell (byte 0x07) |
| \b | backspace (byte 0x08) |
| \f | form feed - new page (byte 0x0c) |
| \n | line feed - new line (byte 0x0a) |
| \r | carriage return (byte 0x0d) |
| \t | horizontal tab (byte 0x09) |
| \v | vertical tab (byte 0x0b) |
| \nnn | octal byte (nnn) |
| \nn | hexadecimal byte (nn) |
[edit] Example
#include <iostream> int main() { std::printf("This\nis\na\ntest\n\nShe said, \"How are you?\"\n");}
Output:
This is a test She said, "How are you?"
